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ANNUAL APPRAISAL 1992
COMMUNITY
BASED
PROJECTS
FPAI
FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
Head Quarters: Bajaj Bhavan, Nariman Point, Bombay 400 021
Formed in 1949, the Family Planning
Association of India (FPAI) is India's
largest voluntary organisation dedicated
to the promotion and acceptance of family
planning. As a pioneering organisation,
the FPAI has been in the forefront of the
struggle to increase the practice of family
planning through voluntary and informed
choice and as a fundamental human right.
The FPAI has a country wide network
of 217 service outlets extending a package
of health and family planning services.
These are run through its 39 Branches, 3
Area Projects and 29 Community Based
Projects covering a population of 5 million
people. Managed by 3060 dynamic and
visionary volunteers and supported by
more than 1700 professionally qualified
staff, the FPAI is actively helped by more
than 81,000 grassroots workers to make
inroads into remote rural areas and create
new ground for people's participation in
family planning. It has financially
supported over 40 NGOs for advancing FP
movement.
OFFICE BEARERS
President
Mrs. Avabai B. Wadia
PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
Director
Dr. M.L. Sharma
Vice-Presidents
Dr A.P. Dube, Shri S.P. Godrej
Mr. K.B. Prabhu Prasad
Mrs. Krishna Puri
Dr. R.P. Soonawala
Mr. S. Suryanarayanan
Assistant Directors
Joint Hon. Treasurers
Mr. B.B. Kakade
Ms. Sandhya Kandhari
Mrs. Prabha V. Char
Dr. P.V. Thacker
Assistance
Ms. Pramila Erappa
Ms. Kunjumol PM
Ms. V. Thomas
Ms. Madhuri Bangal
Secretary General
AVM (Retd) E.S. Lala
Assistant Secretary General(s)
Mr. H.B. Masani (A&GS)
Dr. K. Seshagiri Rao (PI)
Introduction
Meeting the unmet demand
of partially motivated couples is
today's most formidable challenge.
This implies enormous effort to
expand services and at the same
time improve the quality of care.
The operating standards and goals
need to be directed to improve the
well being of the individuals who
are provided with contraceptives.
Besides, the services have to be
delivered through community
based channels, accessible to
people according to the highest
ethical standards, keeping in view
the health and human rationale
rather than stressing on certain
demographic goals.
People's Perspective
Findings of a number of
studies on contraceptive prevalence
in India indicate that there is a fairly
high level of awareness of family
planning methods, both among
men and women. However, more
than 50% of those who are aware
of the use and efficacy of
contraceptives and do not want any
more children, are not currently
practising FP. A majority of
potential users want FP services
that: provide accurate information
about the advantages and
disadvantages of alternate methods;
are in close proximity; provide
prompt attention; are clean; offer
methods that have no complications
and are effective; are free; are
offered by trained and trusted
personnel, preferably females, and
ensure follow up services.
FPAI's Response
Against this backdrop, the
FPAI started a number of
community based Projects as early
as 1974. These stimulated people's
participation for family planning
Bringing cheers to people : Mrs. Avabai Wadia, President FPAI, felicitating an accep
tor of FP on her visit to Bidar.
through education, motivation and
development activities. Such
innovations have been found to be
more responsive to the local needs
in method choice, mode of service
delivery and in activating peolpe's
initiative and action.
Persons of homogeneous
groups are mobilised to form
themselves into smaller social
groups like mahila mandals, yuvak
mandals, krishak mandals etc. In
FPAI terminology these groups are
known as Local Voluntary Groups
(LVGs). Through a process of
training and education these are
prepared to act in partnership with
the Project to promote FP practise.
The LVGs include FP as one of their
on going activities and support the
Project in advancing the movement
of planned parenthood. Their
members act as role models and
work as promoters, providers and
users of FP services. The providers
in the child bearing age act as users
and the users invariably provide
services to their peers. This
interaction becomes a joint effort
where both the providers and the
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users share knowledge and
experience and play an active role
in programme planning. The LVGs
undertake the following jobs:
- Social
awareness
and
information dissemination
- Promoting FP practice
- Acting as community based
distributors
- Sponsoring health and FPcamps
- Encouraging members to
practise FP
Keeping in view the
health and human
rationale, the Association
is delivering FP services
through community
based channels,
accessible to people
The LVG members are given
training
in
leadership,
management, administration,
reporting aspects as well as
substantive subjects pertaining to
health, beside development and
local environmental programmes.
The Project personnel act as a
After generating a fairly
high degree of community
participation and attaining
its strategic goals, the
Association during 1992,
was able to phase out
three of its projects, two
in Karnataka and one in
Madhya Pradesh
bridge between the LVGs and
govemment/NGOs in obtaining
resources for such developmental
activities.
Community Takes Over The
Reins
Through a process of
empowerment, the FPAI has been
able to build the community to take
over the responsibilty of the Project
independently. After generating a
fairly high degree of community
participation and attaining its
strategic goals, the Association
during 1992 was able to phase out
three of its Projects, two in
Karnataka and one in Madhya
Pradesh. It was an important
landmark in the Association's
onward march to make family
planning a people's movement.
As many as seven Projects
including the Community Based
Distributors (CBD) Project at
Varanasi have so far been
withdrawn after attaining their set
goals. Under Varanasi Project
(Uttar Pradesh), a network of 1054
CBDs was created during a span of
nine years. The Project covering a
total population of 12,50,000
inhabiting 1242 villages, made a
substantial contribution in bringing
down the birth rate from 38 in 1980
to 36.4 in 1989. A highly trained
force of 1366 CBDs known as
'samyojak' enrolled 42,415 new
Learning through sharing : Community organisers sharing information with a group
of women in an effort to mobilise them.
PHASED OUT PROJECTS
Location
Varanasi
Malur
Karnataka
Kundam
Duration
No of CBDs/
LVGs
Decrease in
Birth Rate
Decrease in
Infant Mort.
Rate
Increase in
CPR
1980-89
1054
—
38 to
36.4
N.A.
1976-92
—
710
33.5 to
18.6
66.8 to
19.10
1979-92
226
420
29.5 to
16.0
91 to
61
1980-92
—
296
36 to
14
130 to
32
7.4% to
52.4%
11.7% to
76.3%
18.9% to
58.6%
19.9% to
68.3%
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acceptors and the CPR increased
from 7.45% in 1980 to 52.4% in
1989.
The three Projects phased out
during 1992. These Projects were
able to build a strong force of 39,960
grassroots workers representing
1426 LVGs which have taken over
the responsibility of further
spearheading the movement.
In Malur (Karnataka), the
FPAI took up the challenge on an
invitation from the government to
take up FP in 334 villages where its
acceptance was as low as 11.7% in
1976. It was for the first time that
the management of a Primary
Health Centre was entrusted to a
voluntary organisation like FPAI.
There were 710 LVGs crusading
against the unplanned growth of
population when the Project was
phased out. The CPR was recorded
at 76.3% and the birth and infant
mortality rates were 18.9 and 19.9
respectively as against 33.52 and
66.8 in 1976.
Under another Project carried
out in four districts of Karnataka
during 1979-92, the CPR increased
from 18.9% to 58.6% and the birth
rate was brought down from 29.5 in
1979 to 16.00 in 1992.
In
Kundam
(Madhya
Pradesh), the holistic approach to
development made a sea change in
the living styles of the tribal people.
Not only did the CPR increase from
19.9% in 1980 to 68.3% in 1992, the
female literacy also went up from
9% to 45%.
The Year 1992
The year 1992 began on an
optimistic note with
the
implementation of the Eighth Five
Year Plan, after its delay for one
year. The Plan has clear directives
on people's participation and the
involvement of NGOs in the
Opening new vistas for women in the tribal areas of Ranchi.
PROFILE
Current Status
□ No. of Projects 29: Andhra Pradesh(l), Kamataka(4), Maharashtra
(7), Madhya Pradesh (3), Rajasthan (3), Tamil Nadu (5), Uttar
Pradesh (5), Bihar (1)
Q Population coverage : 31.90 lakh inhabiting 2,480 villages
□ Eligible couples being served : 2.65 lakh
Q Couples practising FP : 1.21 lakh (CPR 48.1)
Q No. of Local Voluntary Groups (LVGs) : 4043
Membership : 81,866
Q LVG members practising FP : 25,147 out of 43,822 eligible for FP
(58%)
□ No. of CBDs : Individuals 1258
□ No. of Liaison Committees : 25, Membership : 130
Q Over 55,368 persons made literate (1987-92)
Q 9.9 lakh persons served through 26,101 health events (1987-92)
□ 1,28,020 FP acceptors enrolled, (Sterilisation 36,668; IUD 15,297,
Oral Pill 23,092, Condom 52,963) (1987-92)
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process of development—social and
economic. The revised Action Plan
of the Government of India for
controlling population growth has
envisaged among other things to
widen the coverage of family
planning through popular media
and offer social security to couples
with one child or two girls. This has
given a reassuring feeling and
confidence for better planning and
execution of family planning at the
grassroots level. The Government
of Rajasthan on its part took radical
step by passing a bill barring
persons with more than two
children to contest elections or
occupy public office.
The Association finalised its
Strategic Plan 1992-2000 under the
title “Challenges" which was
widely circulated within and
outside the organisation. It has
emphasised the need to provide
thrust in the northern part of the
country where unmet needs have
been high.
The community based
projects stimulate
people’s participation
through education,
motivation and
innovations which are
more responsive to the
local needs in methods
choice and mode of
delivery services
However, the year was
marred by some undesirable events
like the massive bank scam in
which some of the major banks
were involved. The year also
witnessed social and political
tension characterised by the
Ayodhya issue which caused
disturbances in the local area.
Torrential rains accompanied
by cyclones lashed the southern
districts of Tamil Nadu in early
November claiming over 150 lives
and leaving behind a trail of
devastation and misery to over 5000
families who lost their homes and
had to be put in rescue camps.
Community Mobilisation for
Increasing
Contraceptive
Acceptance
The
Project
aims
at
intensifying motivational efforts
and to make family planning a
NEW PROJECTS
Project
Location
Community Mobilisation
for Increasing
Contraceptive Acceptance
Community Orientation in
Environmental Concerns &
FP
Parivar Pragati Pariyojana
Kota
51,100
33
Gorakhpur
50,000
33
Shahdol &
Bhandara
Bidar
4,00,000
4,00,000
65,000
1033
Expanding FP Outreach
Services Through Women
Volunteers
New Projects
The year saw an addition of
five more Projects raising the total
number of Projects to 29. These can
be broadly classified into three
categories namely, Community
Participation in Family Planning
(16), Women's Development and
Family Planning (8), Parivar Pragati
Pariyojana (2). Besides, there were
three Projects launched in
Gorakhpur, Kota, and Bidar. The
successful transfer of the Project
experience was tried out in the
Branch areas of Bidar for
empowering
women
and
harnessing their energies to expand
outreach services. Similarly, with a
view to harnessing community
resources for distributing better
quality condoms with a focus on
encouraging male participation,
another project was carried out at
28 locations with the help of 16 on
going projects and 12 Branches.
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Population Villages
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community endeavour with
maximum use of local resources.
Operating in the community block
of Ladapura in Kota district of
Rajasthan the projects covers a
population of 51,100 in 33 villages
where the sex ratio is 888/1000 as
against the state average of
913/1000. The female literacy rate is
24% and the Couple Protection Rate
(CPR) is as low as 12%.
Community Orientation in
Environmental Concerns and
Family Planning
The Project aims at creating an
environment through community
participation for better health and
survival of children and also
improving the health of mothers
through proper education and
provision of MCH and FP services.
Operating in the community block
of Sardamagar in Gorakhpur, Uttar
Pradesh, the Project covers a
population of 50,000 inhabiting 33
villages where the FP acceptance is
as low as 28% and the female
literacy is 20.1%.
Parivar Pragati Pariyojana
The main objective is to
accelerate family planning in rural
areas
through
community
involvement at all levels of
planning and implementation. It
envisages a broad based
programme of informing and
educating local communities about
family planning and increasing
people's access to FP services
through community outlets.
The Project was implemented
in two districts namely, Shahdol
(Madhya Pradesh) and Bhandara
(Maharashtra). The Project covers a
population of 4 lakh in each project
location.
The initial phase of the Project
started with orientation workshops
for the staff at the Project level who
later imparted training to the field
workers. In Shahdol, by the year
end, as many as 519 grassroots
volunteers were mobilised who
formed themselves into 29 LVGs.
These comprised of 8 Mahila
Mandals, 12 Yuvak Mandals and 5
Village Betterment Committees.
Still in its nascent stage, the Project
has been able to establish rapport
with formal and informal leaders as
well as the local NGOs. The Project
was able to develop the necessary
infrastructure and is poised to work
effectively in the years to come.
Karnataka, Magadi, Malur,
Santhebennur
(Karnataka),
Hayathnagar (Andhra Pradesh),
Niwas, Kundam, Shahdol (Madhya
Pradesh), Udaipur, Jaipur, Kota
(Rajashtan), Vedapatti, Nagercoil,
Gudalur, Dindigul, Kulasekharam
(Tamil Nadu) and Ranchi (Bihar).
Community Mobilisation
Community mobilisation is
the most important component of
the Projects which emphasises on
people's participation and bringing
them into the mainstream of
development. During the year
under report, 81,886 grassroot
volunteers organised themselves
into 4043 LVGs represented by
women, youth, farmers, etc. A
majority of LVGs comprised of
Mahila Mandals (1503, membership
34,495) and Yuvak Mandals (1198,
membership 32,861) and Yuvati
Mandals (223, membership 2699)
followed by Gram Vikas Samitis
(454, membership 2470), Bhajan
Mandals (243, membership 3742),
Krashak Mandals (74, membership
1245) and Others (348, membership
4354). Of these, 1470 LVGs with a
membership of 41,801 became
Supporting Members of the
Association.
OVERVIEW
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
No of Projects
20
29
19
19
24
Villages Covered
1,909
2,268
2,480
3,036
3,323
Population
30,09,838 28,07,655 17,32,088 21,70,136 31,90,994
Eligible Couples
Served
2,01,114 4,21,832 2,69,361
2,53,021 2,65,954
Eligible Couples
Using FP
76,146
1,86,603
1,15,388 1,17,381
1,27,946
Couple Protection
44%
43%
Rate
46%
36%
48%
Child Women Ratio
1.1
0.87%
0.9
1.1
0.8
LVGs :
Number
Membership
3,595
77,148
3,918
89,826
3,551
80,401
3,623
90,587
4,043
81,866
779
25,018
1,021
32,101
1,106
36,684
1,331
40,387
1470
41,801
45,236
21,618
(48%)
7,274
40,102
23,820
(59.4%)
5,288
41,980
24,473
(58.2%)
6,187
46,072
27,757
(60.2%)
6,621
43,822
27,757
(58%)
6,286
25%
39%
44%
39%
33%
Supporting Members
Number
Members
Twenty Nine Projects
Volunteers, FP Status
In all, there were 29 Projects
operating at the following locations:
Dapoli, Mahad, Turbhe, Wada,
Pen,
Bhiwandi,
Bhandara
(Maharashtra), Sandwa Chandrika,
Suithakalan, Lakhnu Pura, Agra
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh),
Eligible for FP
FP Users
Percentage
Users Motivated
Percentage of
Total Acceptors
Enrolled
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Serving a population of
31.9 lakh inhabiting 2480
villages, the projects have
succeeded in mobilising
over 81,800 grassroots
volunteers committed to
work for the betterment
of the society.
The LVG members are
socially conscious persons who
have interest in social services and
are committed to work for the well
being of the people. Enjoying
people's trust and confidence, they
were represented to serve at
various social groups, committees
and public bodies. Three youth
leaders were elected to serve on the
Board of Directors of the Farmers'
Service Co-operative Society in
Hayathnagar. In addition, 177 LVG
volunteers were elected as office
bearers and members of gram
panchayat and panchayat samitis.
About 124 women representing a
cross section of the community
were selected as members of the
Gram Panchayat. In Nagercoil, 110
LVG volunteers were office bearers
Encouraging community participation at grassroots level.
of Sarvodaya Sangam, Fishermen's
Association, Nehru Yuvak Kendra,
Farmer's Association etc. In
Bhiwandi, the Chairperson of a
Supporting Member's Institution
was elected as member of the
educational department of the Zilla
Parishad.
Strengthening
Voluntary Base
In order to strengthen the
organisational abilities of LVG
members and to improve their
Rallying for a cause : Women campaigning for small and planned families.
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managerial skills, consistent efforts
were made through a process of
education, orientation and training
programmes at various levels. As
many as 800 workshops and
orientation programmes including
82 training programmes were
conducted at various places which
were attended by 13,955
volunteers.
In Mahad, 94 LVGs were
provided guidance in programme
planning and implementation. In
Pen for the first time, 37 meetings
were held to provide guidelines to
volunteers for conducting elections,
preparing agendas and notices,
recording minutes of the meetings
etc. These programmes helped the
volunteers to improve and sharpen
their skills and organisational
behaviour. In addition to this,
training programmes were also
arranged for various target groups
like the Community Based
Distributors (CBDs), Traditional
Birth Attendants (TBAs), medical
practitioners, health professionals
etc. In Lakhnu Pura, Vedapatti,
Niwas, Udaipur and Sandwa
Chandrika, 384 CBDs were trained
to motivate young couples to adopt
family planning measures. In
Mahad, orientation courses for
farmers, facilitators of adult literacy
classes and balwadis were also
conducted.
Information, Education
and Motivation (IEM)
Information, education and
motivation are the most important
tools for stimulating the interest of
the community. During the year
1992, as many as 5,03,783 inter
personal contacts were made.
These were followed by 38,481
educational events comprising
arranged for different target groups
comprising young couples,
grassroots volunteer, students,
teachers etc. The focus was on
eradicating their fears and
misconceptions about contracep
tives and generating demand for
family planning.
In Mahad there was a
workshop on the eradication of
superstitions and misconceptions
about family planning. About 1500
people attended the event during
which stage shows were held and
health issues discussed.
contraceptives in Nagercoil
- Orientation courses on planned
parenthood in Belgaum, Bidar
and Raichur
- Felicitation of newly weds, ideal
mothers at Niwas, Kundam,
Malur and Lakhnu Pura
The launching of TV viewing
centres in 15 villages in Lakhnu
Pura was a step forward in the use
of electronic media as a faster way
of spreading the message of health,
family planning and other related
matters. In all, 25 TV sets with an
equal number of VCPs, CCPs and
300 cassettes were provided by the
Department of Electronics. During
the year under report, 68 film
shows were screened on rotation at
different centres managed by 15
trained operators. The maintenance
cost of the centres was met jointly
by the community and the Projects.
In Nagercoil, a two day
workshop on reproductive health
and contraception for newly weds
was conducted by SECRT working
with FPAI Madras branch. As a
follow up, six conferences were
conducted on sexuality, STDs and
AIDS. Additionally, essay writing,
drawing and painting competitions
were also held for students and non
students.
Learning more : A group of women adding to their knowledge through an exhibition
put up as part of LEM.
27,738 group discussions, 5,621
mass meeting, 401 exhibitions, 814
films and video shows, 1952
cultural programmes. About 11.33
lakh people participated in these
events. The discussions were held
mainly to build public opinion in
favour of family planning,
improving the status of women,
raising the age of marriage,
eliminating gender biases and
reducing maternal and child
mortality. Workshops, seminars,
conferences and meetings were
The highlights
activities were:
of
IEM
— Seminar on 'Status of Women'
in Hayathnagar
- Street plays and seminar on
'Hazards of Alcohol' in Andhra
Pradesh
- Conference
in
Sandwa
Chandrika which focused
attention on unmarried youth
and advantages of raising the
age of marriage.
- Workshop for newly weds on
reproductive health and use of
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Under the Parivar Pragati
Mandals (PPMs) Project, seminars,
meetings, orientation courses were
conducted on MCH, family
planning
and
women's
development. The Branches at
Bellary, Lucknow, Madras and
Nilgiris conducted one day training
course on family planning and
health promotion for community
health workers besides holding
courses on sex and family life
education for college students and
teachers. The Belgaum, Bidar,
Nagaland and Raichur Branches
conducted orientation courses on
basic health care and planned
parenthood for young women,
newly married couples and
devadasis. Similar courses were
conducted by various PPMs in the
suburbs of Bombay.
The Jabalpur Branch arranged
a one day seminar on the role and
status of senior citizens in India.
Among the important educational
events held in Bombay, were a
seminar on “Meeting the Future
Parents", "Health Care-Everyone's
Concern" and a seminar on
"Reducing the Span of Fertility".
Besides, a children's festival was ar
ranged with games, competitions,
cultural programmes and education
on family life imparted through
recreational activities.
HIGHLIGHTS 1992
Q 13955 LVG volunteers given
training through 882 courses
□ Attended by 11.33 lakh par
ticipants 27,738 group
discussions, 5,621 mass
meetings, 3,167 other educa
tional events were organised
and 5.03 lakh persons given
contraceptive counselling
and information through in
terpersonal communication
A unique inter-personal com
munication service was extended
by the Project through its family
counselling centre started in Nagercoil, besides arranging 9 education
and awareness programmes on
marriage, human reproduction,
family relations, child care and con
traception. Run by a professional
ly qualified counsellor, the Centre
counselled 66 couples on marital
adjustment including matters
relating to ego conflict, interference
of parents-in-law, extra-marital rela
tions, alcohol and drug abuse, FP
practice. Of these, 17 couples suc
cessfully adjusted their marital rela
tions, 7 dropped out and the re
maining 42 were being followed up
by giving counselling.
Days and Events
Observance of days and
events of national and international
importance formed a significant
part of the 1EM package.
The International Women's
Day was observed in Bhiwandi and
Kulasekharam by holding a number
The projects
accomplished 5,03,783
inter-personal contacts
and 38,481 educational
events to build public
opinion in favour of
family planning,
eliminating gender biases
and reducing maternal
and child mortality
of public meetings and cultural
programmes. These were organised
by the mahila mandals. In
Santhebennur, a local NGO
collaborated with the Project and
hosted a conference in which
various issues related to women
like health, education, bride
burning, age at marriage, were
discussed by 304 women leaders
from 34 mahila mandals.
Volunteer's
Day
was
observed in Hayathnagar by
organising a large processsion
which passed through 15 villages.
Q Health services extended to
1.91 lakh persons through
5,140 events
□ 58,230 mothers and children
given immunization
Q 14,761 women and children
given nutritional supple
mentation
Q 3691 deliveries attended to
by trained TBAs
Q 19,111 acceptors of FP enroll
ed as against 17,020 in 1991.
Bringing home the message : Through the use of electronic media FP Information made
accessible to people.
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Acceptors of family planning and
those with well spaced two child
families were felicitated. In Malur,
FP acceptors and women
volunteers were felicitated and
pension papers and other
documents on various relief
measures were given to destitutes
and widows. In Bhiwandi and
Nagercoil, 'shramdan shivirs'
(voluntary labour camps) were
organised to clean village streets
and playgrounds.
The World Health Day was
observed in Hayathnagar, Malur,
Kundam, Udaipur, Mahad,
Santhebennur, Nagercoil and
Vedapatti by organising health
camps, baby shows, demonstration
workshops on nutrition and
distribution of ORS packets. Six
immunisation
camps
were
organised in the tribal areas of
Wada to mark 100 per cent
immunisation in 10 villages. In
Vedapatti, one day seminar was
orgainised on "Heart Diseases—
their Prevention". In Pen, a health
camp sponsored by a youth club
was addressed by health
professionals. A book titled
'Parasite' in Marathi, was also
released.
The World Earth Day was
observed in Bhiwandi, Nagercoil,
Santhebennur and Kulasekharam
by holding seminars and meetings
which focussed attention on
environmental improvement,
afforestation, conservation of
resources and recycling of waste. In
Santhebennur, water samples from
different reservoirs/wells were
collected to examine the extent of
pollution in it and the findings were
discussed in a one day seminar in
the village. About 700 students took
out a rally in Santhebennur to
generate
awareness
about
environmental issues.
This
year
the
World
International Women’s Day: A rally being taken out to mark its observance by members
of mahila mandal.
HIGHLIGHTS : 1992
Literacy & Education
□
LVGs Running:
□
Q
Q
Q
255 Adult Literacy Centres (Learners 9517)
407 Balwadis, children 30,971 (15,369 girls, 15,602 boys)
13 schools, students 979 (female 441, male 538)
206 libraries benefiting 6385 persons
Skills Development
Q
□
2,214 persons given skill training
Two training centres for typewriting and secretarial
practice
Rural Reconstruction
□
Villages provided with:
□
□
□
Drinking water connections
Transport
Households Provided with :
Q Lavatories, Soak pits and Compost pits
□
4142
Households benefited by :
□
□
635
69
Biogas plants/smokeless chulas
1503
Farmers provided with :
Q
Q
Improved Seed/Fertilisers
Crop Insurance Coverage
9
1992
3134
Population Day focussed on the
theme "Youth Leaders in Social
Change".
Fifty
four
Branches/Projects organised a week
long activities in collaboration with
the local government and NGOs
covering 68,820 persons.
The FPAI in collaboration
with UNFPA, organised a
mammoth signature campaign in 19
major cities and towns seeking
people's commitment for bringing
about the balance between the
environment and population by
signing up on specially designed
banners. A total of 53,157 persons
signed the banner, including a large
number of common people and
eminent persons like the Union
Minister and Deputy Minister of
Health and Family Welfare,
governers, chief ministers, cabinet
ministers, mayors, vice chancellors,
ambassadors,
educationists,
sportspersons, film artists,
scientists and media persons.
Besides, there were taluka level
competitions in Kawali and
Empowering women and
increasing their access to
literacy and education,
health services and skills
development remains the
major component of the
development activities
I
Harikatha drawing a total
participation of 965 persons. The
themes
revolved
around
population growth, quality of life
and youth in leadership.
Opening of new literacy
centres marked the observance of
the International Literacy Day at 12
locations where neo literates and
women learners were felicitated. In
Hayathnagar, 55 youth leaders
from 7 villages participated in a
cycle march to spread the message
of literacy. Each cyclist carried a flag
and logo of FPAI on adult literacy.
Similar programmes were also held
in Malur, Wada and Mahad.
In Kulasekharam, 3000
women carrying placards were
joined by school children in a
procession on literacy. In
Santhebennur, traditional and folk
media was used to raise awareness
about literacy. In Pen, games,
competitions
and
cultural
programmes marked the event
which culminated in a joint public
meeting attended by learners and
LVG volunteers from 18 villages.
Development Interventions
Development interventions
engulf a wide range of programmes
ranging from literacy, skills
development, income generating
activities to promotion of health
and family planning practises, in
order to raise the standard of living
COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS: PROFILE
16
1745
17,18,990
3,314
64,961
16,325
47.7%
66%
No. of Locations
No. of Villages
Population coverage
No. of LVGs
Membership
No. of FP Acceptors Enrolled
CPR
%age of LVG members practising FP
10
of the people and thereby their
quality of life. These interventions
can broadly be classified in two
categories; first, focussing attention
on women's empowerment in
particular and community welfare
in general. The second category
includes those interventions which
emphasize on community welfare
in particular and women's
empowerment in general.
Against this background, 16
projects were carried out for
community participation which
aimed to increase the level of
awareness and acceptance of FP
and build community action in FP.
Eight projects were devoted for
women's development with the
primary aim of encouraging women
in community participation,
initiating self-help programmes and
improving contraceptive practise
among them.
These interventions are
applied by the LVGs primarily
under financial assistance from
government, village panchayat,
local NGOs and other agencies.
The Association not only acts as a
provider of financial, technical and
voluntary support but also helps in
mobilising other resources to
accelerate the process of
development.
Women's Empowerment
Development activities aimed
at increasing women's access to
literacy and education, health
services, skills development and
income generation were applied as
part of women's empowerment.
The educational and motivational
campaigns were launched to
improve their status by enabling
them to participate in the
community work and become
aware of health and family
planning issues, postpone marriage
and regulate child bearing. During
immunised
vaccinated.
and
58 children
In order to promote family
planning measures, seven LVGs
started CBD outlets, 11 LVGs
sponsored IUD camps and women
volunteers eligible for FP
volunteered themselves for IUD
insertions.
Thrust on Young Women
Mahila mandal members managing a balwadi centre.
the year, the following innovations
were taken up to provide further
impetus to women's empower
ment.
Expanding Family Planning
Outreach Services
An innovation to expand
outreach services was carried out in
Bidar. The Project covers a
population of 65,000 living in 40
villages and urban slums served by
the Bidar branch of the Association
through its Mobile Education-cumService Unit.
As many as 400 women
volunteers mobilised themselves to
form 40 LVGs. Inter mahila mandal
committees were set up in 10
villages to act as women's
development committees and these
together with the volunteers were
imparted training in planning,
implementation and management
of projects. Three camps, each for
10 days were arranged to create
awareness about women's role and
responsibilities in socio-economic
development and attended by 248
participants. A series of 4 work
shops on skills development and
self-employment were also organi
sed in four different villages. In
order to stimulate the community's
interest in expanding the outreach
services, financial support was
given to 52 needy women to take
up income generating activities.
Besides, four mahila mandals
conducted immunisation and
health camps in different villages
where 100 expectant mothers were
One of the thrust areas of
development interventions was on
orienting young girls and newly
weds to enable them to play
positive role in family planning.
Two innovations were made in this
direction. Firstly, orientation
programme for young girls was
carried out to apprise them about
various aspects of health and family
planning. The programme which
was financially supported by the
late Smt.Kamla Puri Memorial
Trust was aimed at bringing about
changes in society's attitudes
towards girls. They also received
training inputs in MCH, nutrition
and preparation of ORS.
Educational events were held for
parents, teachers and opinion
makers.
The second innovation was
directed towards newly weds to
improve their knowledge and
understanding of reproductive
health and contraceptives. This was
WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: PROFILE
No. of Locations
No. of Villages
Population coverage
No. of LVGs
Membership
No. of FP Acceptors Enrolled
CPR
% age of LVG members practising FP
11
8
590
4,76,602
590
14,130
2503
46.5%
74%
HEALTH PROMOTION
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Clinical Sessions
Health Camp
Immunisation Camps
Well Baby Shows
No.
Benefi
ciaries
No.
Benefi
ciaries
No.
Benefi
ciaries
No.
Benefi
ciaries
699
154
189
472
766
30,051
15,746
14,407
38,592
22,541
244
360
447
560
963
21,157
25,095
32,305
55,011
62,283
1873
1777
1303
1314
1860
66,505
49,185
33,700
42,438
58,230
121
124
186
273
220
4,176
4,533
8,517
7,594
5,655
carried out at Hayathnagar, Lakhnu
Pura, Magadi, Niwas, Suithakalan,
Vedapatti, Sandwa Chandrika and
Udaipur. In each of the locations,
10 mahila mandals were entrusted
with the job of identifying 10 newly
weds in their vicinity. This included
women aged 18-23, with a marital
span of less than 3 years, expectant
or those having a child. In all, 701
couples were identified including
14 workshops in 7 locations were
held
on
health,
human
reproduction and contraception
with the help of SECRT. Sixty
educational events in the form of
workshops and felicitation of newly
weds were also carried out.
Literacy and Education
With the help of educational
programmes, people are made
literate and aware of the important
issues concerning human lives—
health, literacy, employment, social
and cultural values. During the year
1992, the adult literacy drive
was further strengthened by
encouraging LVGs open new
literacy centres and encouraging
learners to attend literacy sessions.
Taking health services to the people :
A village boy being administered health checkup.
12
In all, about 255 such centres were
started to provide literacy io 9,517
people including 5,982 women, lhe
adult literacy centres were also used
as a forum for interaction on health,
nutrition and FP topics. Besides
this, 206 libraries and reading
rooms were set up in the Project
areas. In Hayathnagar, 9 villages
were declared fully literate.
By the end of the year, there
were 407 balwadis (beneficiaries:
15,602 males and 15,369 females)
and 13 community schools
functioning in the Project areas.
About 3368 persons including 1968
females attained literacy, 4432
children which included 1650
females completed their education
and 1606 children enrolled in
schools.
In Nagercoil, the project has
been maintaining 14 creches. In
Santhebennur, the Project joined
the Akshara Thunga movement in
its operational area and one of the
villages was declared fully literate.
Girl's education was promoted
through 51 anganwadi centres
working in 39 villages. In Pen, as
many as 47 volunteers were
oriented and trained to run adult
literacy centres. Regular attendance
of children, especially girls, in
schools and persuation of parents
to enroll their children in schools
were some other measures adopted
for spreading literacy and
education. The literacy level of the
neo-literates was evaluated with the
help of the Adult and Continuing
Education Department of the
Bombay University. The findings
showed that more than 70% of the
learners had gained sufficient
knowledge and understanding of
social issues besides being able to
read and write.
Skills Development
A number of vocational
lining and professional classes
were started to develop skills
among women, young girls and
beneficiaries of income generating
activities in traditional and modem
craft. These ranged from short term
skills development courses such as
weaving, carpentry, preparing
chemical and consumer products
etc, to courses in typewriting and
secretarial practice. As many as 29
courses and 4 workshops for skills
upgradation participated by 2214
persons mainly women were taken
up during the year.
In Bhiwandi, a batch of 30
young girls was recruited for a
diploma course in Hospital Aids.
Recognised by the SNDT
University, Bombay, the course
aims to provide training in
community health and FP to
young girls to work as paramedics.
Two
training centres for
typewriting and secretarial practice
continued to work in the rural areas
of Bhiwandi. Seventy young girls,
especially school drop-outs were
given training during the year. In
Kundam and Wada, 147 girls were
provided training in stitching
garments. In Dindigul, a batch of 30
girls sponsored by the project was
given trsiining in leather work by
the local unit of the National Small
INCOME GENERATION : HIGHLIGHTS
1988
1989
(Rs. in Lakhs)
1990 1991 1992
Total
5.79
4.14
4.18
9.45
28.18
Contributions made by:
4.62
FPAI
Beneficiaries
2.19
and LVGs
Govt., Banks
—
and NGOs
1.57
4.64
3.50
2.59
14.49
15.94
4.31
6.93
3.77
30.95
6.81
23.30
13.09
14.61
15.81
73.62
Total
Scale Industries Corporation
(NSSIC). Training inputs were also
provided on improved agriculture
practices and fruit preservation.
The PPM Project ran 48 skills
development
centres
and
conducted classes on knitting and
embroidery.
Income Generation
A wide range of economic
activities were taken up in the
Project locations which included
animal husbandry, poultry,
fisheries, sale of agricultural
products etc;. The financial
resources for these ventures were
mobilised from the government,
financial institutions as well as from
the individual beneficiaries.
Financial support was provided to
the LVG members to take up such
economic activities themseveles
who also assisted needy persons in
obtaining such facilities to start
similar ventures. While the LVG
members invested the money in
skills development activities,
individual beneficiaries invested in
small enterprises, trade and
services.
In Wada and Lakhnu Pura,
the LVG members developed
nurseries of fruit saplings which
were later marketed in the nearby
towns. In Nagercoil, a mutual fund
scheme was started wherein the
members contributed a fixed
amount every month and the funds
thus raised were advanced as short
F.P. ACCEPTANCE : AN OVERVIEW
Methods
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Sterilisation
IUD
Oral PiU
Condom
5806
3408
5537
14609
4637
1779
2042
4965
4576
2006
2562
5029
6072
2607
3005
5336
7866
2631
3573
5041
Total
29360
13423
14173
17020
19111
13
Supporting women through skills development in traditional and modem crafts:
(Left) Making agarbathis. (Right) assembling electronic parts.
term loans, recoverable with
interest in easy instalments. The
scheme helped in generating
income in addition to mobilising
resources for building community
assests.
During the year, a total sum
of Rs.15,81,905 was invested to
promote income generating
activities in the Project areas. The
Project invested an amount of
Rs.9,45,164 through 479 LVGs and
3960 needy persons. While the
beneficiaries and the LVGs raised
a sum of Rs.2,59,650, the
Government and banks contributed
Rs.3,77,091.
Health Promotion
Health services included
health check up, immunisation of
mother and children, nutrition
supplementation, ORS distribution
and first aid. During the reporting
period, as many as 963 health
camps (ENT, skin, dental) were
organised which provided relief to
62,283 people. About 58,230
women and children received
immunisation. Of these 12,327
received complete doses of
Vitamim A and Folic Acid and
14,761 nutritional supplements at
various intervals. There were 220
baby shows while 3691 deliveries
were attented to by the TBAs who
were trained by the Project. A total
number of 8823 health events
provided service to 1,91,640 people.
In Magadi, health services
were extended through the state
government scheme known as
'sushrusha programme' and were
carried out in collaboration with the
local primary health centres.
In Wada, camps were
arranged for AIDS check-up in
collaboration with the National
Virus Institute, P-’.ne and the
Physically
Handicapped
Rehabilitation Centre, Virar. In
Dindigul, 20 out of 87 villages were
given
100%
immunisation
coverage. In Bhiwandi, blood
group detection camp and health
check up camp for the aged were
other important events held. Under
the PPM Project, the Rajkot Branch
14
in collaboration with local Lions
Club arranged three eye diagnosis
and treatment camps.
Parasite Control
A large segment of the
population in Pen taluka of Raigad
district (Maharashtra) is afflicted
with soil-transmitted and water
borne diseases which are
responsible for the high infant
mortality rate in the villages. The
Parasite Control Project carried out
in Pen is an innovation which aims
at reducing parasite infection and
infant mortality besides improving
women's status and increasing FP
practice. The Project's activities
include
conducting
stool
examination and providing
treatment for parasite infestation.
During the year, 7437 stool samples
were examined in the laboratories
out of which 2,856 were found to be
positive. Over 87% of the cases
were infected with round worms,
11% with whip worms, 4% with
thread worms and 3% with tape
worms.
Of the total positive cases 69%
were given complete doses and 287
received the first dose of treatment.
All treated cases were followed up
regularly and the reinfested cases
retreated.
During a short span of two
years, the Project has brought about
a radical change in people's
attitudes to the practice of family
planning and parasite control. Their
inhibitions about stool examination
and fear of using contraceptives is
gradually declining. People are not
only responding to stool sample
collection but also supporting it.
Family Planning
As many as 19,111 new
acceptors of family planning were
registered during 1992 as against
17,020 recorded during 1991,
showing an increase of 12%. Over
the last six years the Project has
enrolled 1.28 lakh new acceptors.
Of the total number, 7866
comprised of sterilisation as against
11,245 acceptors who adopted
spacing methods. The latter
included 5041 users of condoms,
Commonplace yet effective : Small commercial outlets arc increasingly being used for
popularising FP.
followed by 3573 oral pills and 2631
cases of IUD insertions. Thus, 59%
acceptors adopted spacing methods
during the year.
included 1893 cases of sterilisation,
374 cases of IUD insertions, 143 and
93 acceptors of oral pills and
condoms respectively.
Under
the
Women's
Development Programme, the
Project was able to enrol 2503 new
acceptors of family planning which
A
large
number
of
beneficiaries of literacy classes and
income generating activities also
featured among the new acceptors
of family planning. Their respective
numbers were 5790 and 698. The
LVGs worked constantly to
motivate and provide guidance to
people on family planning and the
use of contraceptives. They were
able to motivate 6286 acceptors
(33% of the total acceptors).
A mahlla mandal member holding a demonstration camp at Dindigul (T.N.)
15
The members of the LVGs
kept up their role as providers and
users of family planning measures.
The profile of the LVG members
reveals that out of 43,822 who were
eligible for family planning, 25,147
(57.3%) were FP users. The CPR in
the operational areas of the Projects
was 47.7% as against the national
average of 45%. It was as high as
73% in Malur, 66% in Kundam,
63.4% in Vedapatti, 58.6% in
Karnataka and 55.4 in Wada.
Community Based
Distributors (CBDs)
With a view to harnessing
community
resources
and
encouraging male participation in
family planning coloured condoms
were distributed through a network
of CBDs in 17 community based
Project areas and branches
operating in Andhra Pradesh,
Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar
Pradesh and Delhi.
The distributors known as
'vitaraks' comprised community
leaders, medical practitioners,
TBAs and people having
commercial outlets. As many as 40
training
and
orientation
programmes were arranged in
villages where these distributors
were apprised of the distribution
techniques and methods of demand
creation for contraceptives.
As many as 11,78,000 pieces
of coloured condoms were supplied
to branches and projects and 6641
pieces were distributed against
cost.
Providing water facilities in a village in Hatliras (UP)
At People's Doorsteps
The community based
projects through the
participatory approach
have made people capable
of developing and
executing welfare
schemes which are
focussed on FP
and have in the
process made people
the prime movers of
the development
programmes
The LVGs contributed
substantially to increasing people's
access to FP by sponsoring camps
and campaigns which were held
with the technical support provided
by the health authorities and the
Project. A sustained programme of
education and motivation was
carried out and post-operational
services and follow up of acceptors
were also provided by the
volunteers. Young couples with
well-spaced families were publicly
honoured. Efforts were made to
utilise the community's health
infrastructure to make FP services
available at people's doorstep in
remote and isolated rural pockets.
In all, 27 camps were sponsored at
10 locations where 856 sterilisations
were performed. While four such
camps were held in Kulasekharam,
one was held in Nagercoil and three
in Dindigul where 53 and 37
sterilisations were performed
respectively.
Rural Reconstruction
Involving community in asset building in villages.
16
The Project not only
supported the LVGs in obtaining
financial assistance from various
development agencies but also
helped them undertake work
pertaining to environmental
improvement, sanitation, improved
agricultural practices. During 1992,
as many as 635 water connections
were provided in the villages and
public toilets and soak pits were
constructed to serve 4142 villagers.
In Kundam, under the Jeevan
Dhara scheme, 5 marginal farmers
were assisted to procure financial
help for installing bore wells and
diesel pumps in their farmland in
addition to improved seeds and
fertilizers.
With a view to promoting the
use of non-conventional energy,
efforts were made to install
smokeless stoves for 1103
households and bio-gas plants for
427 households. In Lakhnu Pura,
smokeless stoves were installed in
all the 34 villages. In Wada, six
villages acheived cent percent
coverage where 770 stoves were
installed. The Rashtriya Chemical
Fertilizer,
a
government
undertaking which has adopted a
large number of Project villages is
providing technical knowhow in
the field of non-conventional
energy. In Bhiwandi, tap water
facilities were provided in two
Towards a greener future: School children arc Involved In planting trees and cleaning
village surroundings.
villages and bore wells in another.
Small farmers in 9 villages were
helped to procure fertilizer and
better seeds and crop insurance
was provided for 11 households.
As regards tree plantation, as
many as 21,421 saplings were
planted. In Karnataka, 1235
saplings were planted. In the field
of rural recconstruction, roads and
bulidings got constructed and 53
villages were brought on the bus
service network. In Dindigul, the
Project also helped three villages to
construct bulidings for balwadis
and creches, and made street lights
available in 10 villages through the
Block Development Office. In
Santhebennur, 355 camps were
organised for veterinary services
besides cattle insurance for 386
beneficiaries. The Project also
provided improved seeds and crop
insurance to 1992 and 3134 farmers
respectively.
Welfare Services
Supporting people to follow Improved agricultural practices
17
Welfare services were
extended to the aged and disabled
in
the
project
locations
(beneficiaries 837) by getting their
pensions sanctioned under various
welfare schemes. As many as 241
needy women were helped to
secure financial relief from various
local NGOs.
Relief
measures
were
undertaken by the Project
volunteers
and
staff
in
Kulasekharam and Dindigul where
the heavy cyclonic rains wrecked
havoc and rendered many people
homeless. Those affected by
calamity were provided with food,
clothes and essential medicines. A
special amount of Rs.50,000 was
sanctioned by the Association for
the relief operations.
Through in-service
training programmes,
inter-project visits,
refresher courses there
is a constant endeavour
to upgrade the
organisational skills
of the volunteers and
staff
The Project extended relief to
3200 families. In Mahad, disabled
persons, widows and destitutes
were helped to obtain financial
relief under Sanjay Gandhi
Relief to the turmoiled : Essential commodities being supplied to the flood victims at
Kulasekharam.
Niradhar Yojana. A total number of
10,200 persons were helped by the
Project through welfare services.
Youth Involvement
(age
In order to enable the youth
group 18-26 years) to
participate in the day-to-day
management of the Projects, five
female youth leaders were coopted
as members of the Liaison
Committee. They took active part in
the policy decisions and looked
after the youth welfare avtivities in
addition
to
monitoring
programmes of adult literacy. In
Santhebennur, youth involvement
was sought in organising
awareness generation campaigns.
In Bhiwandi, youth leaders enacted
street plays featuring the
importance of female literacy, late
marriage and birth spacing. About
282 young girls who pledged to
postpone marriage were fecilitated.
Women in Decision Making
Women conducting a workshop on ‘Small Family Norm and Basic Health Care’.
18
Women volunteers were
encouraged to actively participate
in policy making, programme
management
and
project
implementation. At the grassroots
level, out of 3314 LVGs, 1202
(36.6%) were headed by women.
These volunteers were actively
involved in the administrative and
managerial aspects of the their
respective groups and directly
associated with the management of
CBDs, creches and libraries. A
majority of action committees and
women's development committees
were headed by women volunteers
who were also represented in Gram
Panchayats and Zilla Parishads.
Networking with NGOs
With a view to encouraging
local
non-governmental
organisations to include family
planning in their programmes, a
number of collaborative events
were held to promote family
planning practise.
A major breakthrough in
networking with NGOs was in
Jaipur where the Project sponsored
a state level conference on NGOs
on 'Challenges 1990'. Support was
also extended to the Indian Institute
of Rural Management by providing
the necessary expertise for its
management of development
courses. A number of other service
organisations like the Lion's Club,
Pragati Pratisthan, Gram Swarajya
Samiti were supported in Wada for
organising health camps as well as
literacy
and
afforestation
programmes.
In Hayathnagar, the Society
for Awareness through Learning
and Training (SALT) was
persuaded to organise health
camps and conduct a seminar on
'Women and Girl Child'. Similarly,
the Satya Sai Baba Samiti was
encouraged to adopt health and
family planning programmes as
one of its on-going activities and
conduct camps in rural areas. In
Panvel, theTerana Charitable Trust
was encouraged to start a clinical
outlet to provide MCH services in
one of the Project villages. The
Nehru Yuva Kendra was provided
consultancy and support for
77ir future is in our hands : Young men and women taking an oath to follow the norms
of planned parenthood.
arranging a ten-day youth
leadership training course. The Pen
Medical Association continued to
support the Project by deputing
experts to conduct health camps in
the villages.
Federation
of
Voluntary
Organisations and was also
nominated by the Department of
Electronics, as a member of its
Project Appraisal and Evaluation
Committee.
Voluntary Leadership
The
Project
Liaison
Committee at each location,
consisting of local volunteers carry
out the day-to-day management of
the Projects. At the close of 1992,
there were 25 Committees with a
membership of 130 who held 112
meetings with the staff and LVG
members in addition to regular field
visits. The members of these
Committees are also represented on
a number of public bodies and
social forums. In Hayathnagar, one
of the members is the Technical
Advisor to the Regional Director of
South East Asia for International
Union for Health Education. In
Wada, one of the members was
elected as Director, Land
Development
Bank.
The
Chairperson at Lakhnu Pura, was
appointed by the Planning
Commission as member of the
Human Resource
Development
A number of in-service
training programmes, refresher
courses and inter-project visits were
arranged to update the knowledge
and organisational skills of the
volunteers.
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A series of three workshops
on 'Programme Review and
Strategic Planning in Action' was
held at Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu),
Alibaugh (Maharashtra) and
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh). These
workshops attended by 105
important functionaries (volunteers
and staff) represented 27 Projects
across the country. The workshops
were aimed at reviewing the work
of the Projects, focussing on their
achievements and upgrading their
skills in project management. The
basic concepts of strategic planning,
community participation approach,
A view of the workshop on ‘Strategic Planning in Action' at Allbag (Maharashtra)
IEM techniques and organisational
matters were discussed in depth.
Group exercises on identification of
need-based
developmental
interventions and preparation of
innovative project proposals with a
focus on 'Strategic Plan 1992-2000'
were undertaken.
The Management Update
workshops organised by the
Association at Coonoor and Pune,
were attended by volunteers and
staff from Vedapatti, Sandwa
Chandrika, Malur, Magadi and
Jaipur. In Karnataka, the Project
Manager alongwith the Field
Programme Coordinator and 3
Community Welfare Workers
attended a three-day workshop on
the utilisation of folk media
organised by the Song and Drama
Division of the Government of
India. The Project Manager from
Vedapatti attended an orientation
course on community participation
arranged by the Regional Centre of
NIPCCD at Bangalore. While 5
Community Welfare Workers
attended a placement programme
at Nagercoil, another 5 from Niwas
participated in a one-day
orientation workshop on sex
education organised by the Jabalpur
unit of SECRT.
The volunteers and staff also
attended a number of meetings,
seminars
and
conferences
organised by govemment/NGOs at
district, state and national level.
The Chairpersons from Lakhnu
Pura and Sandwa Chandrika
participated in the IPPF Family
Planning Congress held Delhi. In
Hayathnagar, six youth volunteers
participated in a three day seminar
on 'Drug Abuse and Alcoholism'
organised by the Indian Institue of
Development
Research,
Hyderabad. The Project Manager
not only attended seminars as a
resource person but also presided
over a conference of NGOs
organised by the Society for
Awareness, Learning through
Training (SALT). In Jaipur, the field
staff attended a workshop on
'Women's Health and Hard
Physical Labour', organised by the
Department of Science and
Technology, Government of
Rajasthan.
In Nagercoil, the Project
Chairperson attended a six day
workshop on 'Women, Population
and Development' held at Kuala
Lumpur in Malaysia. Youth
leaders, balsevikas and women
welfare workers also attended
seven training and orientation
programmes conducted by Antar
Bharati, CAPART, Vivekanand
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Kendra and the Social Advisory
Board respectively.
During an inter-project visit,
volunteers and staff from Magadi
provided the staff at Kulasekharam
with an orientation programme in
project implementation, report
writing and record keeping.
Under the PPM Project, the
Assistant Director Field who
coordinates the programmes at the
Headquarters was deputed to
attend a five-day workshop on
'Training of Regional Trainers'
arranged by IPPF in London. She
also attended the follow-up
meeting held in Delhi.
Media Highlight
In Karnataka and Nagercoil,
the respective AIR stations alloted
more than five hours for
broadcasting interviews, talks and
news items contributed by the
volunteers, staff and LVG
members. In Lakhnu Pura, special
coverage was given to Project
activities by the Mathura station of
AIR and Doordarshan. An
overview of the Project's activities
in Jaipur was telecast by Jaipur
Doordarshan. The Bangalore
Doordarshan gave wide coverage to
events like International Women's
Day and World Population Day.
Tamil Nadu for his humanitarian
services during the flood relief
operations.
The President of a mahila
mandal was publicly felicitated for
her meritorious service in
promoting family planning.
Visitors
Taking on new ventures : Women being encouraged to take up carpentry as an income
generating activity.
IPPF Challenges Project
The Project started in August
1991 was carried out to serve a
population of over 5,000 inhabiting
15 villages. Of these, five have
attained an immunisation coverage
of over 60%, nine are below 50%
and one has achieved 75%. In order
to involve youth and women in the
development activities, 15 youth
clubs and 15 mahila mandals with
a membership of 724 and 51
respectively were formed. The
LVGs who started balwadis and
adult education centres were able to
provide 50% literacy coverage in 13
villages and 60% in two. Through
income generating activities in the
form of tailoring centres run by 15
mahila mandals, an income of
Rs.10,648 was generated which was
utilised for building community
assets. Through the provision of
health services, there were 10
villages
with
85%
child
immunisation coverage and five
with 60%. As many as 84 acceptors
of FP were enrolled by the LVG
volunteers and the CPR in four
villages had reached 70% and in the
remaining it was 60%.
Awards
In Malur, Mr.Srinivas, youth
member Project Liaison Committee
received Best Youth of Kolar
District Award from Nehru Yuvak
Kendra. In Wada, Mrs.Maltibai
Raut, member of the Liaison
Committee was honoured with the
Dalit Mitra and Balmitra Award for
her dedicated social service. In
Karnataka, two yuvak mandals
received state and district awards
for drama and folk song. A member
of the Advisory Committee of a
yuvak mandal won a state award
and another member vyas selected
as University Blue. A youth club in
Magadi was awarded a TV set by
the state government for 100%
literacy coverage. In Nagercoil, one
of the youth leaders closely
associated with the Project activities
was awarded a cash prize of
Rs.10,000/- by the Chief Minister of
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Among 55 distinguished
persons who visited the Projects at
Mahad and Wada were Ms.Janet
Turner, Ms.Maryse, Mr.Jayratne
(from IPPF) and Mr.Rupsinge from
Sri Lanka. Some prominent visitors
to Karnataka included Ms.Anita
Kaul, Additional Secretary,
Karnataka and Ms. Manjula,
Director, Mass Communication. In
Lakhnu Pura, Mr. Dharmadhikari,
Director,
Department
of
Electronics, GOI, Mrs. S.
Srivastava, Advisor, Rajiv Gandhi
Foundation were among the
important personalities who visited
the Project. The Project at Pen
received Dr. Padam S. Patil,
Minister for Energy and Irrigation
(Maharashtra),
Mrs.
Lalita
Upadhyay, FPA, Nepal and a team
from German Embassy. A
delegation of Parliamentarians from
Japan, experts from the Population
Crisis Committee, Mr. Pistor,
Member, Advisory Board, World
Population Foundation and Dr.
Latha Gunatille, Medical Officer,
FPA Sri Lanka, were important
visitors to the PPMs at the
Headquarters.
People the Prime Movers
The Project through its
participatory approach has been
able to sustain people's interest
who are gradually becoming the
prime movers in designing and
executing welfare services in their
villages. Due to the efforts and
inter-personal contacts of the LVG
members, people have started
women volunteers
promotional activities.
in
their
The Project is playing the role
of a catalytic agent in sponsoring
health and FP programmes,
motivating couples and felicitating
acceptors of FP. In Dharwad, the
project was able to motivate people
to start an FP and MCH centre,
which is equipped with surgical
facilities. Mobilisation of resources
amounting to Rs. 675000 during
1992 through collections by the
volunteers speaks of people's
determination
to
become
self-supporting.
/I traditional welcome extended to members of the German
delegation on their visit to Bhiwandi.
abandoning their fears and doubts
about FP and are adopting it in
large numbers. Even in the tribal
villages of Mahad, Vedapatti, Wada
and Dapoli, people have started
sharing their social responsibilities
and are working for the upliftment
of their village. The fact that the
CPR in the Project area is higher
than the national average, that
more than 66% of the grassroots
volunteers eligible for FP are
contraceptive users, that 53% of the
beneficiaries of development
interventions are practising FP
indicates the amount of community
participation generated by the
Project.
It is interesting to note that in
the tradition bound societies,
people have openly started
advocating FP. In the tribal areas of
Dapoli, Mahad, Wada and
Vedapathi where the government
had failed in its endeavours to
make people accept MCH the
project was able to bring about an
immense change in people's
perception. In one of the villages in
Mahad, where men had been
resisting mahila mandal activities,
the Project was able to win them
over and inspire them to help
In its efforts to make he
Association self reliant, the Projects
were able to generate income
through
various
sources—
donations, cost recovery, sale of
services and products etc. During
the year an amount of Rs. 30 lakhs
was generated through this.
The Projects also received
financial support from Population
Concern, CAPART, Social Welfare
Boards and Department of
Electronics. Public bodies such as
the Panchayats, Zilla Parishads,
Members of the German delegation interacting
with community workers at Bhiwandi.
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People— the prime actors of development.
Municipal Boards sponsored
educational programmes including
awards
and
prizes.
In
Kulasekharan and Nagercoil, funds
were received for carrying out relief
operations from social service
agencies like CSI Church, Helpage
India and Padanilam Welfare Trust.
The members of the Liaison
Committee and the LVG also
provided voluntary support in the
form of 222480 manhours worth
Rs. 4,926,339.
In the forthcoming years, the
Project aims to further stimulate
people's initiative and strengthen
the empowering process for selfsustaining community action. It
also strives to bridge the awareness
acceptance gap in the areas of high
need and low performance by
strenghtening outreach services
and devising suitable motivational
programmes for changing people's
attitudes towards family planning.
The emphasis will be to cover
young couples with less than two
children, expectant and lactating
mothers, infants and children for
health
coverage.
Besides,
adolescents and newly weds will
receive better attention for
reproductive health promotion.
Support for public advocacy will be
sought from elected representatives
serving in governing bodies and
also senior citizens and media
persons.
Through a process of
empowerment, the Project seeks to
help women to become aware of
their rights and to exercise control
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over their reproductive and sexual
lives and strive for gender equity.
In this context, the emphasis will be
on raising the age at marriage of
girls, encouraging birth spacing
among couples and increasing male
involvement. In view of the new
Panchayati Raj Act, women will be
mobilised to contest elections and
develop a concern and commitment
to women's issues including access
to FP information and services.
Enlisting the support of women's
organisations is another dimension
of the programme. The basic
premise of the Project is to give the
family planning programme a
people's dimension and prepare
the community eventually to take
over the responsibility, ownership
and management of the entire
programme.
COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS
Agra Project
29, Kandhari Road
Civil Lines
Agra-280 002
(Uttar Pradesh)
Bhiwandi Project
Vidyashram Campus
Dhamankar Naka
Bhiwandi-421 305
Thane Dist.
(Maharashtra)
Bhandara Project
Plot Nol3, Professor Colony,
Opp ST Depot, Ward No5,
Bhandara 441 904
(Maharashtra)
Dapoli Project
Kelaskar Building
Kelaskar Naka
At Post, Tal-Dapoli
Dapoli-415 712
Ratnagiri Dist.
(Maharashtra)
Dindigul Project
Plot No HG-117
Ranimangammal Nagar
Dindigul-624 008
Anna District
(Tamil Nadu)
Gokak Project
Bharamagouda Building
Behind Head Post Office
Gokak-591 307
Belgaum Dist.
(Karnataka)
Gauribidanur Project
A-307, Near National College
Yudgur Road
Gauribidanur-561 208
Kolar Dist.
(Karnataka)
Hayathnagar Project
5-37/B, Yashoda Nilayam
Hayathnagar-501 505
Ranga Reddy Dist.
(Andhra Pradesh)
Jaipur Project
House No. 479
Gali No. 4
Near Lottery House
Raja Park
Jaipur-302 004
(Rajasthan)
Laxmanpur Project
V.P.O-Ajgara Raniganj
Pratapgarh-230 144
(Uttar Pradesh)
Magadi Project
2991/2846
Sri Chaluvanarayana Swamy
Nilaya
Opp. Govt. Junior College
(NES Extension),
Magadi-562 120.
Bangalore Dist.
(Karnataka)
Mahad Project
1956, Navi Peth
Dr. Surve Building
Mahad 402 301
Raigad Dist.
(Maharashtra)
Nathdwara Project
Ramchandra Teli's House
Ravats Gate, Bus Stand Road
Nathdwara-303 301
Rajsamand Dist.
(Rajasthan)
Kulasekharam Project
No. 14, 12-A
Market Road., Padanilam
Kulasekharam-629 161
Kanyakumari Dist.
(Tamil Nadu)
Nagercoil Project
28/E-l Keezha Ramanputhoor Rd
Nagercoil-629 002.
Kanyakumari Dist.
(Tamil Nadu)
Gudalur Project
Parkglen
Gudalur-643 212
Nilgiris
(Tamil Nadu)
Kota Project
B-20, Civil Lines
Kota-324 001
(Rajasthan)
Niwas Project
Above PHE Office
Niwas Block
Mandla-481 885.
(Madhya Pradesh)
Gorakhpur Project
Near Bus Station,
Chauri Chaura,
Gorakhpur-273 201
(Uttar Pradesh)
Lakhnu Pura Project
Sneh Bhavan
Agra Road
Hathras-204 101.
(Uttar Pradesh)
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Pen Project
Pen Taluka
Near Ambamata Temple
Shivaji Peth
Pen^4O2 107.
Raigad Dist.
(Maharashtra)
Ranchi Project
Village Kadma East
P.O. Khunti-835 210
Ranchi Dist.
(Bihar)
Santebennur Project
Shri Panchakshari Nilaya
Kote Road
Santebennur-577 552.
(Karnataka)
Sandwa Chandrika Project
Near FCI Godown
Sukulpur
Pratapgarh-230 001.
(Uttar Pradesh)
Suithakalan Project
Shri Ambika Gramoday
Pratisthan
Suithakalan
Jaunpur-223 105.
(Uttar Pradesh)
Shahdol Project
House No. 169,
Ward No. 9
Near M.P.E.B (O&M) Office
Shahdol—484 001
(Madhya Pradesh)
Turbhe-Belapur Project
Market Building (1st Floor)
Sector No. 21
Turbhe-400 705.
Thane Dist.
(Maharashtra)
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Udaipur Project
334 Ashok Nagar
Road 12
Udaipur-313 001.
(Rajasthan)
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Vedapatti Project
PSG Gandhi Rural Centre
Vedapatti
Coimbatore-641 007.
(Tamil Nadu)
Wada Project
Gopalkunj, Parali Naka
Wada-421 303.
Thane Dist.
(Maharashtra)
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